Many Israeli dual citizens decide to stay amid war: "The only place we belong"
Despite the turmoil, some U.S.-Israeli dual citizens are committed to staying in the country. "Israel is our place," one explained.
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Despite the turmoil, some U.S.-Israeli dual citizens are committed to staying in the country. "Israel is our place," one explained.
A refugee camp in Gaza was hit by Israeli rockets, leaving a giant crater where densely-populated buildings used to stand. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest on Israel's ground operation to eliminate Hamas and its continued bombardment of the Gaza Strip.
Hamas has claimed that seven hostages taken from its Oct. 7 attacks inside Israel, including three foreign passport holders, were killed in Israel's first bombing of Gaza's largest refugee camp on Tuesday.
The Biden administration pushed Congress Tuesday to approve its $105 billion national security supplemental request that includes support for both Israel and Ukraine as the House of Representatives prepares to consider legislation that would only support Israel. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
President Biden is traveling to Minnesota Wednesday, kicking off two weeks of visits across the country. Ahead of the visit, CBS News White House reporter Bo Erickson spoke with University of Minnesota students about Mr. Biden's response to the Israel-Hamas war. Erickson also talked to voters about Rep. Dean Phillips challenging Mr. Biden in the Democratic presidential race.
Top Biden administration officials testified before Congress on Tuesday, warning that the Israel-Hamas war is increasing risks at home and threatening U.S. national security. This comes as the White House said it will veto a House GOP bill that only funds Israel and doesn't include more aid to Ukraine or for the border. Senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
President Biden's top advisers are pushing lawmakers to provide additional aid to Israel and Ukraine -- but Congress remains divided. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
Much of Gaza's largest refugee camp was reduced to rubble by Israeli rockets on Tuesday. Israel said it was targeting Hamas militants and their underground tunnels. Hamas claims none of its leaders were there at the time and dozens of civilians were killed in the strike. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata, who said he hasn't been able to enter the camp, brings us the latest from Tel Aviv, Israel.
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Mike Lyons analyzes Israel's decision to launch airstrikes on the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, where it claims Hamas leaders were hiding. Israel's military said on Tuesday that it killed a Hamas leader involved in the deadly Oct. 7 rampage in Israel. Hamas said no leaders were there at the time and dozens of civilians were killed in the strike.
Israel's military said Tuesday that it carried out airstrikes on a Gaza refugee camp that it calls a Hamas "terrorist stronghold," claiming that it killed a Hamas military commander and other terrorists. Hamas has denied that any of its commanders were at the camp at the time. Palestinian officials said civilians were killed and wounded in the strikes. CBS News' Tina Kraus reports on the operation from Tel Aviv, Israel, and CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes brings us the latest on the White House response.
Protesters with the palms of their hands painted red interrupted Secretary of State Antony Blinken's opening statement at a Senate hearing Tuesday where Blinken was making a case for U.S. aid for Israel. The protesters called for a cease-fire in Gaza.
Israel is advancing further inside Gaza with the IDF claiming to have struck around 300 militant targets in the past day. Meanwhile, civilians in Gaza are seeing conditions deteriorate from bad to unimaginably bad. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio and Charlie D'Agata have the latest on the situation in Gaza. And Retired Gen. Joseph L. Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command, joined CBS News to discuss the risks of war spilling out across the region.
The Department of Homeland Security is warning of an increase in threats to Jewish, Arab American and Muslim communities. The FBI is investigating antisemitic online posts targeting Jewish students at Cornell University. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports from Ithaca, New York.
Schools across the state are stepping up security following a series of antisemitic messages at Cornell.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin testified at a Senate hearing on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to send emergency aid to Israel and Ukraine. CBS News' chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.
Testifying before senators on Tuesday, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned that Hamas and its allies could serve as an ISIS-like inspiration for violent extremists in the U.S.
Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into Gaza Monday, advancing in tanks and other armored vehicles on the territory's main city. The Israeli military said it freed a soldier held captive by Hamas militants and that it had killed one of the leaders of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre in Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls for a cease-fire as airstrikes landed near hospitals where thousands of Palestinians are sheltering beside the wounded. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has more.
On Capitol Hill Tuesday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are testifying before the Senate appropriations committee. They're hoping to garner support for the White House's proposed funding bill to finance aid for Ukraine and Israel among other security-related initiatives. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini has more.
A rise in antisemitism has been seen across the country following the start of the war between Israel and Hamas. Only on "CBS Mornings," Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin discusses his state executive directive to combat the rise in antisemitic incidents.
The United Nations is warning that civil order is breaking down in Gaza after residents broke into aid warehouses. As the death toll mounts, so do catastrophic injuries. CBS News' Debora Patta reports from East Jerusalem.
Israel's military said it conducted an airstrike Tuesday on a refugee camp in Gaza. The military said it was targeting a senior Hamas commander. Palestinian officials say dozens of civilians were killed. The number killed has not been independently confirmed by CBS News. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio and Nancy Cordes, chief White House correspondent for CBS News, report on what is known about the airstrike, and how the White House is reacting.
Much of the war between Israel and Hamas, which governs Gaza, may not be fought on the territory's streets, but instead underneath them, where Hamas is believed to have built an elaborate network of tunnels. Anne-Marie Green has more.
Israel carried out airstrikes and ground operations in the camp, targeting what it called a Hamas "terrorist stronghold" and, it said, killing a Hamas leader. Palestinian officials said civilians were killed.
CBS News Correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports Isreal's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not consider a ceasefire as Israeli airstrikes continue to hit the Gaza strip aiming to eliminate Hamas militants and killing civilians in the way.
An Israeli airstrike on the densely-packed Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza left residential buildings in ruin and at least 50 people dead Tuesday, according to numbers provided by the director of Gaza's Indonesian hospital to Al Jazeera. This comes as fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas militants has intensified, and Israeli troops continue to advance into Gaza. Charlie D'Agata reports.